“Assault,” “invasion,” “humanitarian crisis.” The qualifiers have been numerous to define the largest mass entry of migrants into Spain, in this case Ceuta, all at once. The figure, which may still grow, is 72,000 entries and 82 bodies recovered in the Spanish area. The majority, of Moroccan nationality, returned voluntarily upon discovering that on the other side of the breakwater there was not even water and food for them.
The president of Ceuta, Juan Vivas, estimated this Saturday that between 8,000 and 11,000 people currently remain in the city due to the massive entry on July 30 and has demanded that the central government expedite their return to Morocco, considering it the “only way out” to resolve an “absolutely unsustainable” situation.
The border controls that have been carried out since this Saturday, after the Government decided to suspend Schengen with Italy due to the diplomatic crisis following the massive entry of immigrants in Ceuta, are carried out at the airplane door – at the exit of the access walkway to the aircraft, in the so-called finger – without causing a diversion of the passenger flow to an external border control area, according to the Ministry of the Interior. The National Police officers are carrying out these controls randomly, not systematically, on passengers who are nationals of third countries, in order to verify that they have a valid passport and, if applicable, a visa or residence card.
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, held a videoconference yesterday with four of his ministers regarding the situation in Ceuta from his summer break at the La Mareta estate in Lanzarote, and from La Moncloa a video and a photograph of the moment were sent to the media. The fact is that the still image of the episode distributed by the EFE agency has raised some controversy because the head of the Executive’s legs are not visible below the desk in his office while he speaks addressing the ministers who appear on a screen.
La Policía Nacional has carried out this Saturday morning the first random checks on flights coming from Italy at the airports of Barcelona and Madrid. However, the situation at El Prat was absolutely normal on this second Saturday of August, since of the various flights arriving from the transalpine country in the morning, only one coming from Rome and another from Milan that landed at noon had an additional check by the agents of the National Police Corps (CNP).
The “total confrontation,” “the crisis,” or “the wall” between Italy and Spain over the reciprocal suspension of the Schengen free movement treaty following the migration crisis in Ceuta headlines the Italian press this Saturday.
Millions of people try to reach Europe, now turned into a kind of promised land fortified and defended by barbed wire or by thousands of miles of uncertain seas where finding death is very common.
Minors who arrived in Ceuta amid the surge are not irregular no matter how much Santiago Abascal considers them “invaders” and Vox’s government agreements with the PP dehumanize them. The assault on the border raises doubts about the Spanish intelligence services, the…
The Government of Pedro Sánchez makes a move. After Italy rejected the Spanish ultimatum regarding controls at its borders for Spanish citizens – in response to the Ceuta crisis, during which more than 72,000 immigrants entered irregularly a week ago – the Executive will respond in kind. From midnight tonight, Spain will establish controls at the borders of ports and airports for movements coming from the Italian Republic. In Moncloa, they say it is due to the “persistent irregular migratory pressure suffered by the transalpine country.”
The Community of Madrid, through the public company Planifica Madrid, has published this Friday the sale of the penthouse in Chamberí, located on General Martínez Campos street, for 6.69 million euros, excluding taxes, according to the announcement signed by the CEO of the public company, Pedro Corbalán Ruiz